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Tilt & Swivel LCD screens had made appearance on cameras long ago. Now every other camera in the market including the professional ones offer this feature. Some find this a marketing gimmick but I will tell you why I feel it isn’t one.

#Convenience – The number one benefit offered by a tilt and swivel screen is that of convenience. Gone are the days when one was required to get low in the dust or take an overhead shot praying for it to turn out good. A tilt and swivel screen addresses these problems effortlessly. There have been times when I have put my camera under a wire mesh with a hole in between and used the tilt screen to help me aid compose. Without that, it would have been a spray and pray affair.

# Discreet Shooting – Tilt and swivel LCD screens are so useful when it comes to discreet shooting. Those candid moments can be captured as one is unaware that he is being photographed. Hip shooting is suddenly no more of a guess work game.

# Cinematography – With video on DSLR becoming main-stream, it is easy for the camera operator to turn the LCD as per his convenience. There is no need again to crank the neck and be in discomfort for extended period of times.

# Selfie – Though it was definitely not why camera manufacturers implemented a tilt & swivel LCD screen but it can be put to good use to take a selfie. Simply turn the screen towards the lens side and you can take a selfie making sure the frame is as per your desire. I use this feature for selfies but also for videos where I have no camera operator and I am one man army.

# Protection – There are times when you simply don’t need to review the LCD screen. At such simply flip the screen and let it rest inside to prevent exposure from outer elements. This also comes handy when storing the camera.